Overview

This volume is the third in the Advances in Archaeological and Museum Science series sponsored by the Society for Archaeological Sciences (SAS). The purpose of this series is to provide summaries of advances in various topics in ar­ chaeometry, archaeological science, environmental archaeology, preservation technology, and museum conservation. The SAS exists to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration between archaeologists and colleagues in the natural and physical sciences. SAS mem­ bers are drawn from many disciplinary fields. However, they all share a common belief that physical science techniques and methods constitute an essential component of contemporary archaeological field and laboratory studies. The series editors wish to thank the reviewers of each of the chapters in this volume for their excellent comments and suggestions. We also wish to thank Chriss jones for her invaluable assistance in the preparation of the texts for submission to the publisher. xi Preface As noted in the introductory chapter, this volume is the second major review of research progress in the study of archaeological obsidian. An earlier book, Advances in Obsidian Glass Studies: Archaeological and Geochemical Perspectives, appeared in 1976. A comparison of the treatment of topics reflected in this earlier work and that contained in this volume not only highlights important advances in the quality and depth of research on archaeological obsidian over more than a quarter of a century but also illustrates more generally some characteristics of developments in the archaeological science field in general.

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Author:   M. Steven Shackley
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1998 ed.
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.250kg
ISBN:  

9780306458040

ISBN 10:   0306458047
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   30 April 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 • Current Issues and Future Directions in Archaeological Volcanic Glass Studies: An Introduction.- 2 • A Systematic Approach to Obsidian Source Characterization.- 3 • Mediterranean Islands and Multiple Flows: The Sources and Exploitation of Sardinian Obsidian.- 4 • Intrasource Chemical Variability and Secondary Depositional Processes: Lessons from the American Southwest.- 5 • Characterization of Archaeological Volcanic Glass from Oceania: The Utility of Three Techniques.- 6 • Application of PIXE-PIGME to Archaeological Analysis of Changing Patterns of Obsidian Use in West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.- 7 • Factors Affecting the Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) Analysis of Archaeological Obsidian.- 8 • Laboratory Obsidian Hydration Rates: Theory, Method, and Application.- 9 • Obsidian Hydration Dating at a Recent Age Obsidian Mining Site in Papua, New Guinea.- 10 • A 1990s Perspective on Method and Theory in Archaeological Volcanic Glass Studies.- About the Editor.- Correspondence.

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'Clear and cogent...A useful state-of-the-art account of a rapidly developing field, accessible to a wide range of readers, upper-division undergraduate through professional.' Choice, November 1998

Clear and cogent....A useful state-of-the-art account of a rapidly developing field, accessible to a wide range of readers, upper-division undergraduate through professional.' Choice, November 1998

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